To demoralize peopleTo frighten people into giving up their moneyTo frighten people into giving up their freedomTo give people a fake religion which offers no hope, but actively promotes anger, division and hatred

In the presidential election campaign Barack Obama portrayed himself as a champion of the US shale gas revolution, taking credit for the fracking boom he had nothing to do with. Now, less than a year later, the president shows his true colors by announcing a de facto war on all forms of carbon energy, including shale gas. The Wall Street Journal also notes Obama's contempt for the democratic consent

Despite the full support of the scientific, political, and meda establishments, global warming/climate change was unable to gain traction as an exploitable, ongoing crisis for one simple reason: it contradicted the real world.